Triple
T2192778
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Duddell Medal and Prize |
E49900
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Du Bois Duddell
William Du Bois Duddell was a British physicist and electrical engineer best known for his pioneering work on electrical oscillations and the invention of the "singing arc."
|
E242597
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: William Du Bois Duddell | Statement: [Duddell Medal and Prize, namedAfter, William Du Bois Duddell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Du Bois Duddell Context triple: [Duddell Medal and Prize, namedAfter, William Du Bois Duddell]
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A.
W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois was an influential African American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, and co-founder of the NAACP, renowned for his pioneering work on race and inequality.
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B.
Arthur B. Spingarn
Arthur B. Spingarn was an American lawyer, civil rights leader, and prominent collector of African American literature and history whose extensive archives helped lay the foundation for major Black studies research collections.
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C.
Josiah E. DuBois Jr.
Josiah E. DuBois Jr. was a U.S. Treasury Department lawyer and key Holocaust whistleblower whose efforts helped expose government inaction and led to the rescue of tens of thousands of Jews during World War II.
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D.
St. Clair Drake
St. Clair Drake was an influential African American sociologist, anthropologist, and activist known for his pioneering studies of Black urban life and race relations, particularly in Chicago.
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E.
Alain Locke
Alain Locke was an American philosopher, writer, and educator often called the “Dean” of the Harlem Renaissance for his influential role in promoting African American art and literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: William Du Bois Duddell Triple: [Duddell Medal and Prize, namedAfter, William Du Bois Duddell]
Generated description
William Du Bois Duddell was a British physicist and electrical engineer best known for his pioneering work on electrical oscillations and the invention of the "singing arc."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Du Bois Duddell Target entity description: William Du Bois Duddell was a British physicist and electrical engineer best known for his pioneering work on electrical oscillations and the invention of the "singing arc."
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A.
W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois was an influential African American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, and co-founder of the NAACP, renowned for his pioneering work on race and inequality.
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B.
Arthur B. Spingarn
Arthur B. Spingarn was an American lawyer, civil rights leader, and prominent collector of African American literature and history whose extensive archives helped lay the foundation for major Black studies research collections.
-
C.
Josiah E. DuBois Jr.
Josiah E. DuBois Jr. was a U.S. Treasury Department lawyer and key Holocaust whistleblower whose efforts helped expose government inaction and led to the rescue of tens of thousands of Jews during World War II.
-
D.
St. Clair Drake
St. Clair Drake was an influential African American sociologist, anthropologist, and activist known for his pioneering studies of Black urban life and race relations, particularly in Chicago.
-
E.
Alain Locke
Alain Locke was an American philosopher, writer, and educator often called the “Dean” of the Harlem Renaissance for his influential role in promoting African American art and literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a88aaba3c48190b351cab9b26989ff |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbf4a542881908aaaf4f0f85bc32c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae5db283cc8190b75870cb2aabc5af |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae5e7b13108190bc3f4edbff3bdb24 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae5edfe80481908c3304c917c9065b |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.